SUMMARY:

• Performed multiple consulting roles during my career including Senior Mainframe Developer/Production Support/ Application Support, Business System Analyst/Mainframe Tester for application development, Maintenance, Testing & Production support.
• Extensive background in teh full software development life cycle (SDLC), high level and low level design and application integration. Possess in - depth noledge in Mainframe technologies.
• Expertise in design & development of programs using COBOL/DB2(30 years’ experience), CICS, JAVA, VSAM, IMS/DB, JCL, TSO/ISPF, SPUFI, IBM utilities Panvalet,, File-Aid..
• Previous Mainframe COBOL Financial experience also at: Merrill Lynch, Chase Manhattan Bank, Irving Trust, and Midatlantic Bank.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential

Senior Programmer

Responsibilities:

• Mainframe COBOL/DB2/CICS - Trade and Finance Software for Banks in Europe and Asia - utilizing DB2 Stored Procedures. Front End Java, Backend COBOL/CICS/DB2.
• Resolved Mainframe production issues for bank in France.
• Begin by duplicating problem, then fixed COBOL code or DB2 stored procedure or Java Front- End dat caused error or abend. Debug teh code written in java and fixes teh bug.
• Skilled as liaison between Management and Business teams for Requirements.
• Adaptable to new systems and environments and quickly takes ownership of all requirements.
• Has provided 24x7 on call production support.
• Modified COBOL programs. Analyzed changes to teh current sources, compile and test batch and CICS modules;
• Retested for multiple situations to insure problem solved. Sent changes wif instruction to install at bank Mainframe computer installation.
• Performance tuning on SQL queries. Interaction wif client and business for specifications clarification.
• Technologies: DB2 SQL and UTILITIES, COBOL, CICS, VSAM, CHANGEMAN, INTERTEST, MAINFRAME SAS, MVS UTILITIES, FILEAID, and JCL.
• Maintained SQL databases for Credit Card customers and Employees commissions

Confidential, Lancaster, PA

COBOL Developer

Responsibilities:

• Mainframe enhancement to modify all programs (COBOL/DB2, Easytriev) to increase size of patient account via home based office

Confidential, Jersey City, NJ

Senior Analyst - Customer Sales and Support

Responsibilities:

• PC Access Module to read Gmail database of E-mails and calculate average price for all parts listed on such e-mails
• Contacted and received customer orders via teh telephone and then contacted suppliers based on Availability on e-mails listed above to full fill such orders. No supply on hand.

Confidential, NY

Senior Systems Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Developed and updated systems dat continuously supported new user requirements in both Access and COBOL/Focus Mainframe systems.
• Re-wrote entire Mainframe COBOL reporting module in Microsoft Access so users could run their own reports and queries in order to calculate insurance rates.
• PC ACCESS HEALTHCARE RATING ENGINE DATABASE - extracted exposure data for AIG Actuaries. Coded new COBOL/DB2 stored procedure., updated technical design document, Front end specification and function design document. Creation and reviews of unit test plan and unit test results.
• Designed and implemented Hospital Database for Accounts via input of Excel sent from 6 Intl regions.
• Strong understanding of Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC). Involved in various phases like Requirements, Analysis/Design, Development, Testing and Implementation, Debug, Testing and Acceptance, Maintenance, and Production support.
• Participate in daily standup meetings as part of teh agile process.
• Conversion system from VS COBOL/VSAM to COBOLII/DB2
• Provided post implementation production support.
• Redesigned Mainframe Batch Reinsurance project detailing teh top 25 reinsurers.
• Distributed to teh Heads of teh Controllers Department using COBOL/DB2, Focus, SPUF, JCL and FileAid.
• DB2 database contained over 200 million records.
• Mainframe COBOL IMS/CICS/DB2VESSEL Characteristic Data Accumulation.

Confidential, NJ

System Software Consultant

Responsibilities:

• PC LAN Audit System - Developed system dat monitors all production changes by
• Administrative personnel. Included 3 tier, test, migration and production. Included screen for promotion of source code.
• PC Business Systems Analyst (PC Insurance) to join our team in New York, NY.
• Portlog /Sealog System - Developed PC Access 8.0 standalone system to be placed on all Exxon and chartered vessels. System sends seagoing and at-port data to Exxon LAN via Excel Spreadsheets.
• Integrated Supply Information System (ISIS) - Designed, coded, installed and maintained ISIS, a transaction-based “workflow” system dat processes a cargo of crude oil from acquisition (entry of a purchase contract) to delivery (scheduling transportation), including recording actual dates and volumes, invoicing, payment and accounting “Sleeper system” dat performs background processing on user-entered data to speed up user Workstations.
• Remote transaction data entry system which is installed at affiliates in Rome, London and Singapore. Table-driven password security system to allow individual users access
• Mainframe COBOL IMS/CICS/DB2VESSEL Characteristic Data Accumulation.